Tobacco-holder.



G. T. JAGOBSEN & H. V. HOLLINGS. TOBACCO HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 18, 1911.

1,043,434, Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

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UNITED STATES ILATENT @FFICE.

CHRISTIAN T. JACOBSEN AND HARRY V. HOLLINGS, OF SAN FRANCISCO,CALIFORNIA.

TOBACCO-HOLDER.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912. Serial No. 627,975.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHRISTIAN T. Jasonsim and HARRY V. HoLLIxos,citizens of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the countyof San Francisco and State of California, have invented a new and useful'lobacco-I'Iolder. of which the following is a specification in suchfull and clear terms as will enable those skilled in the art toconstruct and use the same.

This invention relates to a tobacco receptacle and its object is toprovide a convenient receptacle for granular or flake tobacco which willhave a measuring device therein, which will permit the removal from thereceptacle of a fixed amount of tobacco with one movement of the thumb.

Another object of the invention is to prevent the escape of tobacco fromthe pouch after the desired charge of tobacco has been removedtherefrom.

In the drawings in which the same numeral of reference is applied to thesame portion throughout the several views, Figure 1 is an edge elevationof the device, Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is a sectional viewon line of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on line 4% ofFig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the device.

The numeral 1 represents the receptacle, which may be made of anysuitable material and which has curved edges 2 and 3, as shown. At oneend the receptacle is provided with a cover 4 hinged thereto at 5 andhaving a snap 6 to lock the cover closed. At the other end of the box orreceptacle, a spring 7 is secured to the top 8 by means of rivets 9, asmall obstructing member 10 be ing secured to the under side of thespring to prevent the tobacco from running out the sides of thereceptacle when a charge is to be drawn therefrom. At one edge of thereceptacle there is a slot 11 which is covered by means of a movableshield 12, said shield fitting within the receptacle and being securedto a slidable button 13 by means of two rivets 1st and 15.

At 16 the box is pressed outwardly to form a lip, which extends withinthe button 13 far enough to form an abutment for a spring 17, whichlatter holds the portion 12- down as shown in Fig. 4:. IVhen it isdesired-to withdraw a charge of tobacco from the box, the button 13 ispushed upwardly, thus causing the shield quantity of tobacco and meansto push the 12 to strike the mem- I ber 10 and cut off any furthermaterial from access to the chamber 18. The chamber 18 is the measuringchamber and is defined by a portion of the box, the top of the shield12-, and a portion of the obstructing member 10. The shield 12 has asuitably serrated edge at 20 to prevent the interference therewith ofthe tobacco in the receptacle. Further pressure upon the button 13 willcause the spring 7 to rise outwardly, whereupon the desired charge oftobacco may be withdrawn from the box. As soon as the pressure on thebutton 13 is removed the springs immediately close the same and preventthe escape therefrom of any material.

It will be obvious that there may be many embodiments of the ideadisclosed herein.

In order to keep the tobacco moist, a plate 15 is placed within thecover, said plate being perforated and. holding a piece of felt 16 inplace thereunder. The box cover is suitably roughened at 17 and on theside of the box there is a holder 21, open at one end and on the front,for the insertion of a package of cigarette papers, said papers beingremoved from the holder through the front thereof. A spring 22 holds thepapers against the outside of the holder.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. In a holder for tobacco, a receptacle having an opening therein, aspring adapted to close said opening, an obstructing member carried bythe spring, a spring pressed slidable shield adapted to contact with theobstructing member to measure a given shield and first mentioned todischarge the tobacco as set forth.

2. In a holder for tobacco, a receptacle having a hinged cover at oneend and an opening at the other, a spring to cover said opening, anobstructing member secured to said spring to prevent the escape oftobacco near the fixed portion of said spring, a slidable shield adaptedto contact with the obstruct-ing member secured to said sprin and afinger button to move said slidable shield to measure a given quantityof tobacco and push said spring outwardly to open the holder, as setforth.

3. In a holder for tobacco, a receptacle having an opening at one end, aspring to spring outwardly from said holder,

cover said opening, an obstructing member secured to said spring toprevent the escape of tobacco adjacent the fixed portion of said spring,a slidable shield within the receptacle and adapted to contact with theobstructing member to measure a given quantity of tobacco, and meanswhereby said shield may be moved to open said spring to permit theescape from the receptacle of a charge of tobacco, as set forth.

4%. In a holder for tobacco, a receptacle having an opening therein, aspring adapt-- ed to close said opening, an obstructing member securedto said spring to prevent the escape of tobacco adjacentthe fixedportion thereof, a siidable shield, a serrated knife carried thereby,and adapted to contact with the obstructing member, a slidable buttonconnected to the shield, and a spring to hold said shield retracted, asset forth.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands this 8th day of May,A. D. 1911, in the presence of the two subscribed witnesses.

CHRISTIAN T. JACOBSEN. HARRY V. HOLLINGS.

Vitnesses C. P. GRIFFIN, L. H. ANDERSON.

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Washington, D. C.

